10861 - SL-3 Rocket Body

This SL-3 rocket body was part of the SS-6 rocket that launched Cosmos 1005, a Soviet ELINT (Electronic and Signals Intelligence) satellite.

Alternate Names

Cosmos 1005 Rocket

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 1978-05-12
Launch Vehicle: Modified SS-6 (Sapwood) with 1st Generation Upper Stage
Launch Site: Plesetsk, U.S.S.R